alpha_dk said:
Okay, I know you aren't saying this. I just am going to say, for those who may believe what he is quoting people as saying: ::Wiki Article:: ::Wiki Article on an easy to understand Lossless algorithm:: Lossless compression is REAL. It is a mathematical truth, and especially in anything digital, lossless compression is cheap and easy. I was going to have an example here, but it took up too much space. There is a good example on the Huffman page (link #3). In any case I am not saying this to you euclid. Just to those who might believe what he was saying some people believe. |
Lossless compression is usually overkill anyway unless it is for achival purposes. Anyone who says they can tell the difference between a 320kbit/s MP3 and the original is either A) in the extremely small (and unfortunate) portion of the population with golden ears, B) studies psychoacoustics, particularly in regard to audio compression and knows what to listen for or C) talking out their ass (which is the most common group). The people in group C also tend to this that monster cable is actually worth the money and that gold connectors really do improve the sound.
